Both services are designed to be done after all the editorial/creative work is complete. They’re finishing touches (albeit time-consuming ones) to text that’s effectively finished. The proofreading is simply about finding and correcting/deleting grammatical and spelling errors, and formatting gets the document in shape to be submitted to an e-book self-publisher (like Amazon KDP or Smashwords), or to a hard copy self-publisher (like Lulu or CreateSpace).

Pricing will vary, and there’s a delicious 30% discount for a limit period to encourage new clients, but a ‘standard’ novel text might have fees of around £50-60 for e-book formatting and £200-240 for a full proofread. Details about pricing and discounts (also available for return customers and double service) are provided on the website.

From a writing perspective, the next major thing I’ll be working on will be Crown of Blood, the trilogy’s final part. After that, I’ll mostly be looking at Sir Edric and the ongoing adventures of Liu and Guan in Wandering Phoenix and Roaming Tiger.​Thaddeus.